Legal Opinion

Prince v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 17, 2012No. 1D10-5058Published

1Opinion of the CourtWolf, J.

Appellant seeks review of his convictions for failure to report a change of residence as required by. section 943.0435, Florida Statutes (2010), alleging the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal. We agree and reverse because the only evidence of guilt was prior inconsistent statements given by appellant’s fiancé. Prior inconsistent statements may not provide the sole evidence of guilt. See Aime v. State, 4 So.3d 57, 60 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009) (citations omitted) (“While the law allows the admission of some prior inconsistent statements as substantive evidence, those…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Aime v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009

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